The synaptic potential created in a distant dendritic branch would most likely be _____ when it arrived at the cell body.
A) small
B) large
C) average
D) it depends on where it occurred

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The farther away a dendritic branch is from the cell body, the more likely it is that the synaptic potential created will be weakened by the resistance of the neuronal membrane, as well as by the influence of other ion channels and synapses along the way. As a result, the amplitude of the depolarization generated by a synapse in a distant dendrite will be smaller by the time it reaches the soma compared to a synapse located closer to the cell body.

The Synaptic Potential Created in a Distant Dendritic Branch Would